8538.90.10.00—Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, of an article of heading 8537 for one of the articles described in additional U.S. note 11 to chapter 85General
Free
Units
No.
Column 2
35%
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HTS 8538.90.10.00 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, of an article of heading 8537 for one of the articles described in additional U.S. note 11 to chapter 85. It's a 10-digit statistical line in Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles, Section XVI: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles, used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to determine the duty rate at entry. No Chapter 99 flags or potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags are linked to this code in Tandom's current catalog view.
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HTS 8538.90.10.00 is the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification for Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, of an article of heading 8537 for one of the articles described in additional U.S. note 11 to chapter 85. It belongs to Chapter 85 of the HTSUS.
The general (Column 1) duty rate for HTS 8538.90.10.00 is Free. This is the most-favored-nation (MFN) rate that applies to imports from World Trade Organization member countries.
The Column 2 rate for HTS 8538.90.10.00 is 35%. This rate applies to imports from countries that do not have normal trade relations with the United States (currently Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, and Russia).
No Chapter 99 flags are linked to HTS 8538.90.10.00 in Tandom's current catalog view. Use the calculator's date, origin, and product inputs to check a specific entry scenario.
Tandom's current catalog view links no potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags to HTS 8538.90.10.00. Check current Commerce scope materials and Federal Register notices before relying on an HTS-only screen.
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